Small Town Life

You would think that I would be used to living in a small town, I grew up in one.  But not anymore - it's also very different when the only people I know are the ones I work with.  Every doc and nurse practitioner or physician assistant I have met does not live in Tuba.  They come up to work for a few days and then skidattle outta here.  Which I plan on doing the same.  Actually I did do the same yesterday, on my day off - I took a day trip to Monument Valley.

First some info about TC:
Tuba City has a population of nearly 10,000, twice that of Willows, but the catch is that the people are spread waaaayyyyy out.

Population density of Willows:  2,146.2/sq mi
Population density of Tuba city: 921.6/sq mi

Yet TC was not lost to the fast food chains.  They have a McDonalds, Taco Bell, KFC, Subway, and even a SONIC!
There is one grocery store, which is small with very little in ways of fresh fruit and vegetables.  It's a good thing I made a trip to my buddy Trader Joe and stocked up before I left.  Last night I had gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce (will also be my lunch today) from Trader Giotto.

Thankfully I have wii-fi internet at the place where I am staying otherwise I think I might go crazy with boredom!  And my baby, Penny had to stay at home.    :(

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Anyhoo.... I was refreshed and rejuvenated after my day trip to Monument Valley yesterday.

Here is just a preview of the trip.  More pictures to follow:

Have a Happy 4th of July!  I'll be working until midnight :)